Site of Second World War road barrier, Queen Street (EHER 21285)

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Summary

Now destroyed. A road barrier was located immediately West of the Queen Street/Coombe Road junction to limit access to the town.

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Grid reference	TQ 9547 9982 (point)
Civil Parish	SOUTHMINSTER, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

ROAD BARRIER (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

October 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey. Contemporary records state, ‘Road Barrier. Road No. B.1020, Queen Street. Map ref. 400183.’ (Mil. Ed.). <1> This map references places the road barrier immediately West of the Queen Street/Coombe Road junction. Here, the road drops sharply to the West, a natural position for a barrier between a short row of cottages on the South side and houses on the North side. <2>

Sources

<1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Southminster.
<2> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.

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